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Re:TSA Says Theyre Not Discriminating Against Black Women bu... by Kalium on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @12:56PM (#19684275)
> The article is about the TSA, not Border Patrol. Looking for contraband is not the TSA's job.

You're absolutely right! Do you have a better word to describe the collection of types of items the TSA is empowered to and charged with searching for?

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Re:TSA Says Theyre Not Discriminating Against Black Women bu... by js2 on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @01:09PM (#19684392)
"Prohibited items." Not sure why this was downvoted. It is literally how the TSA refers to them on its site and answers the parent's question:

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/civil-enforcement

Save your downvotes for the TSA.

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Re:TSA Says Theyre Not Discriminating Against Black Women bu... by coldtea on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @01:49PM (#19684789)
Explosives? Because the rest is BS -- e.g. toothpaste in quantities larger than 50 ml, etc...
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Re:TSA Says Theyre Not Discriminating Against Black Women bu... by Fjolsvith on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @02:40PM (#19685241)
Toothpaste tube bombs. [1]

1. https://www.thedailybeast.com/almost-everything-we-know-abou...

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